Cigar-lighter.



G. W. EVERETT.

GIGAR LIGHTER.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 10, 1913. 1,095,389, Patented' May 5, 1914.

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GEoEGE W. EvEEE'r'r, 0F NEW xfgkas-IGNOETO CHARLES DoBLIN, 0E

CIGAR-LIGHTER.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. EVERETT,

a citizen of the United States, residing inthe borough of Manhattan `of the city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Cigar- Lighters, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

y The resent invention has to do particularly with cigar lighters of the telescoping type such as are illustrated and described in Figure 1 is a transverse section, Figs. 2

and 3 are enlarged details of the device for holding the pyrophoric substance in position, and Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged details of the scraper member.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the structure includes a sheath 1 adapted to telescope with a perforated frame 2 against sprlng pressure and a removable spring arm 3. A compartment 4 for carrying a supply of naphtha or other suitable fuel fora wick 5 occupies one end of the frame 2. A piece of pyrophoric material 6, located adjacent to the wick 5, is mounted in a plate 7, being inserted through a slot 8 the sides of which are provided with flanges 9 adapted to bear against the sides of the pyrophoric material. A removable plate 10 is adapted to be slid under the plate 7 and to bear against the under side of the said plate and of the pyrophoric material so that the latter cannot be displaced downwardly. The removable spring member 3 bears upon a pivoted arm 11 which carries a scraper provided with a peripheral cutting-edge 12 and a peripheral smooth surface 13. In the present case, this scraper is in the form of ring or collar which is loosely tted u on the reduced end of the pivoted arm 11 see Figs. 4 and 5) and is interiorly beveled, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to be capable of tilt- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 10, 1913.

1 Patented May 5, 1914. serial No. 778,259.

ing forward to present its cutting-edge 12 to the pyrophorc strip when it moves forward, z'. e. in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. The scraper is retained on the end of the arm 11 by a detent 14 which is fast to the end of the arm. This detent is cut away at the top and has a vprojection or rib 15 along its lower side whereby the scraper may tilt forward, as shown in Fig. 4, but cannot tilt in the opposite direction on account of its lower part engaging the rib 15. A yoke member 16 has a projecting spur 17 to which is fastened one end of a spring 18, the other end being adapted to press against the frame 2. The yoke also has inwardly projecting spurs 19 which with the walls of the yoke serve tov retain the flat spring 3 in its proper place.

In operation, the telescoping members are pressed together with one hand in the manner described in Letters Patent N o. 1,024,843 heretofore mentioned but the igniting spark is here produced in a different manner, the scraper 13 being so mounted on the arm 11 that, in its passage across the pyrophoric material, the cutting-edge 12 1s pressed against the pyrophoric material and abrades the same to produce a spark. While the telescoping parts are returning to their normal positions under pressure of the spring 18, only the smooth surface of the scraper is pressed against the pyrophoric material so that the latter is not worn away except when actually producing ignition; for it will be noted that when the scraper is in motion toward the wick, the detent 14 on the arm 11 will permit tilting of the scraper, but when it moves in the opposite direction, the detent will operate to hold it in a vertical position with relation to the pyrophoric material. It will be understood, of course, that the telescoping brings into register openings in the casing opposite the wick, as fully described in my earlier patent above referred to.

To remove a worn out piece of pyrophoric material and replace it by a new one, the

plate 10 may be drawn out from under the piece is inserted, the plate 10 is again pressed into position.

It will be clear from the foregoingdescription that in operation-the scraper will contact with the whole surface of the pyro- I phoric material thus wearing it down evenly and doing away with the wasteful ougng i, which takes place in the ordinary ighters.

The scraper is preferably cylindrical in shape; but it is contemplated that this feature may be varied as well as the means for holding the scraper movably upon the spring arm without departing from the concept of the present invention.

I claim as my invention 1. In a cigar lighter having an inflammable wick, the combination of a pyrophoric substance and a scraper having a scraping edge and a smooth face and adapted to be moved across the surface of the pyrophoric substance, said scraper being mounted to tilt freely in that plane of its movement which passes through the p'yrophoric substance of the pyrophoricsubstance and a coperating plate adapted to bear against the underside of the slotted plate and the bottom of the pyrophoric substance.

3. In a cigar lighter, the combination with an inflammable wick, of a pyrophoric substance, a holder for the said pyrophoric substance, comprising a slotted plate having retaining langes adapted to yieldingly embrace the pyrophoric substance and a cooperating plate adapted to bear against the underside of the slotted plate and the pyrophoric substance, a spring arm, and a scraper mounted on the spring arm and having a peripheral cluttin edge and av peripheral smooth surface a apted respectively to engage the pyrophoric substance according as the scraper 1s moved toward or away froml the wick.

4. In a cigar lighter, the combination with an inflammable wick of a pyrophoric substance, a scraper-collar having a smooth face and a cutting edge, an arm extending through the opening in the collar and loosely supporting it in engagement with the pyrophoric substance for tilting in a plane at right angles to its own plane, and a detent on the arm, said detent being extended on one side to prevent the tilting of the scraper in one direction while permltting it in the opposite direction for the purpose specified.

5. The combination in an automatic lighter of a pyrophoric substance, a scrapercollar having a smooth face and a sharp edge, and a movable arm upon which said collar is mounted so as to be free to tilt in the plane defined by the arm and the pyrophoric substance, whereby as it moves forward and backward over the pyrophoric substance, its scraping edge and smooth face will alternately be presented thereto.

In testimony whereof, I have 'signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses this 9th day of Ju1y,1913.

GEORGE W. EVERETT.

Witnesses IRVING M. OBRIGHT, M. WHrrrnMoRE. 

